Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-24
INTELLECTUAL TRAINING

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Mrs. HARRY DON.
INTELLECTUAL TRAINING
The idea has generally prevailed in
the past, and possibly more by farmers
than others, that for the business of
farming but little intellectual training
was necessary. A willingness to work
on in the old routine, that has been trans
mitted from the practices of the past,
was all that could be safely relied on
for success. This narrow view, born
and kept alive by ignorance only, is a
mistaken fallacy of the past, fast dying
out, rather than the sentiment of intel
ligent, present thought. The agricul-
ture of to-day is not based on manual
labor alone. The education of the
mental faculties, as well as the training
of the hand to work skillfully, is recog-
nized as an essential in fitting for the
life work of the farm. Upon these,
intelligence and labor combined, rest
the hope of progress in agriculture.
And yet it may be questioned if farmers
fully appreciate the value to their
children of home training and educa-
rtion in the work and in the business of
the farm. Each year there 90 out
from the farms young men and women
to assume the work of managing farms
for themselves. Are these young men
and women as well educated and train
ed in the work and business affairs of
the farm as they, the SONG and daugh-
tors of farmers ought, with their OPP
portunities, to be? We fear there is
yet too much of Indifference in parents
in teaching their children the business
of farming, not only as trade, but as
profession. 1t ought to be kept con-
stantly in view that the training and
education needed by the farmer can
largely be learned at home, and that
the practical knowledge thus gained
will be of inestimable value-so much
capital with which to begin the business
of farming.
RYE IN WHEAT.
Owing to the low price of wheat
farmers are becoming less careful to
keep it free from rye. The two grains
vary little in value by weight, and
there are many farmers who think that
they produce better crops when grown
together than either would separately.
1t looks slovenly to see wheat and rye
growing together; but if rye gets in the
farm, more OF less will appear in the
wheat field every season. Years ago
farmers used to cut out the rye just as
its tall stalks peered above the wheat;
but little of that is done now. This
scattering rye does not detract enough
from the price to make it worth while
to remove it. But rye is much harder
than wheat, and in bad seasons will
rapidly increase in proportion to the
finer grain. 1t is worth while to get
pure seed wheat. This is the only way
to prevent rye from coming in.
TEA DRINKING.
Up to the time of Maria Therese we
find the court physician attributing the
increase of new diseases to the delibi-
4ity of constitution, induced by constant
tea drinking. In 1878 its use had be-
come SO popular among the wealthy
shat it was freely indulged in after din
ner-a custom much deplored in some
vile, in a letter to his Uncle Coventry,
speaks disparagingly of some friends
who have fallen into "the base, unwor-
thy Indian practice of quafting '.tcha'
after dining.
The opponents of the new fashion not
only attacked it on the ground of it's in
furious properties, but rallied against tea
drinking and tea parties generally as
the promoters of many undesirable
practices carried on under the seeming
ly innocent pretext of mild conviviality.
Scandal certainly seems to have been a
100 frequent adjunct of the Chinese drink
but it is open TO discussion whether the
fair ladies of other generations would
not have made any assemblage an ex-
,cuse for gossip.
! Perhaps the stimulating properties as
signed to tea may have unduly excited
the imagination, and encouraged GER
tain freedom of tongue; though DR..
johnson, an inveterate tea drinker,
while acknowledging it as an incentive
% gossip, denies its stimulating effects.
..1, ~, he says, neither exhilarates the
i, -. or stimulates the palate; it is
nos'i l. an entertainment merely
ooin:noniy ~stense for assembling to
n asa4nn 20. q p ~rupting business or di-
verifying idleness. = '44' o'AoA n'nu
the couplet:
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Some victim falls, some repl ' :. fo u.t1s
decidedly favors the opinion s. - =
above.
FOOD FOR DYsPEPTICs.
In cases of chronic dyspepsia, when
there is an accumulation of gases in the
stomach and bowlse, sugar and starches
should be almost entirely excluded
from the diet; potatoes, rice, corn, far
inaceous buildings, beets, sugar and
pastry of all kinds should be avoided,
while meats, fish, oysters, eggs and milk
should constitute the principal diet. In
govt and rhematism meat diet BY in
creasing the acids prevents the cure.
For consumptives starches, sugars,
fats and alcohol are recommended.
Medical Reference Manual.
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